50 Years AGO: Robert L. Bennett, commissioner of Indian Affairs, said this morning that the bureau is studying the problem of providing greater services to the Mountain Utes at Towaoc, south of Cortez. However, he said the bureau has no plans at this time for moving the agency from Ignacio. He said that occasionally the question of moving the agency to a more central location for both tribes does come up for discussion.

25 years ago: Suppose Durango School District 9-R, the city and county work together to build schools outfitted with the latest computer technology, an indoor recreation complex, playing fields galore and a brand new fairgrounds. The cost to taxpayers could be as high as $41 million, school officials said. The Board of Education Thursday night discussed with a handful of people attending the meeting its latest versions of three scenarios for solving problems of crowded and deteriorating schools.

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.